Radishes originated in China thousands of years ago and gradually spread west. They became an important food of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The radish did not spread throughout the rest of Europe ...

Kea, called Tzia by most Greeks, is the closest Cycladic island to the Greek capital city of Athens and it known for its ...

The city of Naucratis was the earliest ancient Greek colony in Egypt that served as the connecting and trading post between ...

In the year 338 BC, the forces of Philip ii of Macedon and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes clashed in a decisive battle that would change the course of history. The armies ...

Monday 9 February marks the inaugural celebration of World Greek Language Day and tributes have been paid from across Europe in recognition of Greece's historical impact on life, literature and ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

Friday marked the official start of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will be the most spread-out Games in history. (AP Photo) ...

The Olympic Games trace their roots back nearly 3,000 years to ancient Greece. At just over 130 years old, the modern Olympics are consistently one of the largest global sporting events in the world — ...

Mariah Carey took center stage to help kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at 100-year-old San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.

A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, ...

This prehistoric piece of alder found at the Marathousa 1 archaeological site in Greece might be the earliest wooden tool ...

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...